As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than continuous-record stream-gaging stations. When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in low-flow or floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. The type of data collected often consists of peak stages obtained at crest-stage sites and discharge measurements obtained at miscellaneous-measurement sites.

Crest-Stage

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been obtained but is not published herein. "(Manuscript)" can be selected from the table to see a description of the station such as location, drainage area, period of record, and gage type.

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Station Number Station Name Water year 1998 maximum
 Period of record maximum
Date Gage height (feet) Discharge
(ft3/s) 		Date Gage height (feet) Discharge
(ft3/s)
BAY CREEK BASIN
03385000 Hayes Creek at Glendale, Ill (manuscript) 08-07-98 11.39 766 08-24-85 19.14 9,450
ROCK RIVER BASIN
05446000 Rock Creek at Morrison, Ill. (manuscript) 03-31-98 14.83 1,740 01-06-46 a16.04 5,770
HENDERSON CREEK BASIN
05468500 Cedar Creek at Little York, Ill. (manuscript) 03-18-98 12.67 1,290 07-24-93 18.76 18,100
HADLEY CREEK BASIN
05502020 Hadley Creek near Barry, Ill. (manuscript) 05-22-98 8.41 2,720 04-21-73 04-11-79 15.31
12.89 		>9,000
9,000
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN
05542000 Mazon River near Coal City (manuscript) 05-08-98 16.53 16,600 07-15-58 12-04-82 19.70
19.51 		17,600
22,400
05554000 North Fork Vermilion River near Charlotte, Ill. (manuscript) 05-08-98 14.06 3,310 10-03-86 03-11-90 17.09
16.88 		4,900
4,900
05557500 East Bureau Creek near Bureau, Ill. (manuscript) 06-30-98 10.96 1,330 05-17-74 02-21-97 17.15
17.09 		7,500 9,260
05563000 Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, Ill. (manuscript) 05-09-98 14.56 7,810 07-27-67 17.08 27,500
05563500 Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, Ill. (manuscript) 05-09-98 14.57 7,110 06-22-74 29.68 48,500
05586000 North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek near Jacksonville, Ill. (manuscript) 06-19-98 9.85 1,110 06-20-90 04-12-94 12.77
12.35 		4,600
7,160
CACHE RIVER BASIN
05600000 Big Creek near Wetaug, Ill (manuscript) 06-30-98 12.73 2,020 03-19-43 -- b7,200

a At former site and datum.
b Affected by breaks in levees.
> Greater than.
-- Not determined.

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